Page 66 of Courting the Fae Captain
“Raithe,” I breathed as he sighed into me.
“Fuck, Aeris,” he said, running a hand up my stomach where he pressed down. “You’re fucking beautiful.”
Oh, gods. I was going to come. I was going to?—
Pleasure rippled out of me in an explosive wave, my body shivering and pliant to his will. I didn’t even have time to prepare before he moved up the bed and thrust into me. “Oh,” I groaned as he slowly withdrew and slammed home again. He repeated the motion several times, and my eyes practically rolled out of my head as he filled me up completely. My inner walls stretched to his length, and his shadows eased enough for mylegs to part even further and hook around him for a deeper angle.
He grabbed my ankles, kissing one tenderly before he raised them by his shoulders and seated himself deeper, moving achingly slow now as he hit my G-spot.
“Oh gods, Raithe.”
His shadows moved, curling over my body to rub against my nipples, then down to my ass where they stroked against my other hole. I moaned at the sensation, my muscles flexing in response. Raithe hissed as my inner walls clenched around him. “Aeris, you’re going to make this too damn quick if you keep this up.”
I grinned, tightening my ankles around his neck and squeezing my legs. He groaned, the sound igniting a fire deep inside my core. His cock pumped in and out, slow and steady and glistening with my wetness.And it felt so good, so right, as we worshipped each other's very existence. As he pushed with just the right amount of pressure, a give and take of heady, sensual bliss. That wave began cresting again, ready to crash as heat filled my cheeks and a dizziness filled my head, like I was not on a bed of silk but a sea of stars. He looked at me, his eyes a mix of wonder and adoration, and his voice was like honey as he said, “Let go, baby. Let’s go together.”
My body obeyed, giving in to his thrusts as he pumped harder and faster, as our breathing quickened and our chests heaved, and we both came in a tangle of limbs and screams and shadow.
“Fuck, I love you, Aeris.” The words rumbled against my chest as he collapsed upon me. “I would die a happy male if life existed of only this. Only you.”
I stroked his hair, his arms, his back, tracing little pictures with my fingernails. “I’d prefer you breathing, if I have any say inthe matter.” I smiled as he looked at me. “But I do want to start that life with you. I want so many things for us. For this court.”
“Then let’s start living it. We’ll build that world we’re dreaming of. Brick by brick. Stone by stone. Blood, sweat, and steel.”
I pressed a kiss to his lips. “To a better world, my love.”
He kissed me back, slow and lazy, like we had all the time in the world. And I supposed we did. It hadn’t really occurred to me until now, but we did have time and plenty of it. Raithe looked at me knowingly, the light in his eyes my beacon. My guide.
“To a better world, Aeris.”
EPILOGUE
‘There is one word for happiness that sums it up quite nicely.Him.’
Journal excerpt, Aeris Lockhart
The winter winds rippled through my hair and threatened to steal away my scarf. Freezing was an understatement for the weather today, and I was not looking forward to feeling its chill out at sea, even if I wasverymuch looking forward to sailing it with the male before me.
Raithe helped the servants load the last of the supplies onto his ship, his black hair wind-tousled and his rippling muscles clad in a navy tunic and pants that brought out the colour of his eyes. He was taking me on a voyage, where there would be nothing but the sky and sea and the ship we sailed on for company. And a few servants, I supposed, but all of them were happy to escape the castle for a time, and all would be handsomely paid for their service.
I needed the trip. The reprieve from the business of the castle, and an escape from thoughts of brewing war and court politics. Despite the pure bliss that was Raithe, I was also struggling from the aftermath of the Rite. Dreams of Waiflings and bloodied females plagued me, and my body remained in a state of fight or flight. I needed time to unwind and decompress. And I needed time with Raithe before our attention turned to matters of castle and state. I wasn’t quite ready for all that came with being lady yet, so a short escape would do wonders.
In our absence, Raithe’s mother would stand in as Lady of Castle Windaire while we were away, with my own by her side, until things settled down.
It warmed my heart to see the two of them together. Bound by the trials and tribulations they’d faced, they created a friendship that had been cemented through hardship and despair. Family. Arealfamily. The occupants living at Castle Windaire were in good hands.
Sherai, Akira, and our mothers had accompanied us here to see us off before we commenced our voyage.My friends stood beside me now, watching the males do the work and feeling zero guilt about it whatsoever. Sherai took my hand and leaned her head on my shoulder, and even Akira stepped closer, bundling up beside me.I didn’t want to do it. Didn’t want to say goodbye to the incredible females beside me. Both were so different, yet so utterly precious. Part of my family now. We’d been through so much, and still had so much to do. The court, the war, the fight for justice in these lands…
My eyes found Raithe’s as he appeared at the end of the gangplank and winked at me.“It’s time, my love.”
His mother surged forward, and I watched a little longer as they exchanged words just for them, before she hugged him tight.His face crinkled with warmth, even as a tightness pulled at his brows and lips. I knew it was guilt that surged throughhim. I knew he’d be conscious of her too-skinny frame, or the fact they’d just reunited, only for him to leave straight away. But he and I needed this. And I think they did, too. It would be something to keep their hands and minds busy while they readjusted. Something to stave away the terrors of what came before.I smiled at Raithe as he looked at me over her shoulder, and he offered one back. Such a simple gesture that filled me with such light.
I sucked in a deep breath and stepped away, turning to face my friends.“This is it,” I said softly. “This is where we say goodbye.”
“That seems so final,” Akira grumbled. “I don’t like it.”
Sherai laughed. “It’s not like we won’t see each other again. Besides, I’ll be expecting letters from you both. You can direct them to the Palace of Pantai.”
My eyes widened. “You got in? I didn’t know you’d applied!”
